5 Mother’s Day Wine Gift Ideas.

Mother’s Day is upon us, and if any of the mothers in  your life are wine-lover’s then you better get moving and buy a gift.  Read on- we’ve prepared this list just for you.

1. Gift Baskets.  Gift baskets are a great idea, BUT…  There are a lot of places that make really, really pretty baskets, with lots of ribbons and candy and other crap neatly tucked into the basket.  None of that matters if the wine sucks!  If mom’s a wine-lover, she’s going to care more that the wine is good than if the ribbon matches the tissue paper.

Our suggestion?  Don’t mess around, get the gift baskets from someone who knows their wines.  Venokado.com is one of those spots – check out their site and call them.  Owner Susan Brink is a sommelier and has a great collection of wines to choose from.  And yes, they ship wine to any state that the wine laws allow.  You can also go to reliable wine sites like Wine.com and customize a basket to include mom’s favorite Merlot (or whatever her poison may be).  Bottom line, when shopping for wine, buy from a merchant that knows about wine, not from a merchant that knows about baskets.  Nuff said?

2. Wine-Of-The-Month Club.  Mom would be tickled to get a bottle of wine every month for the next twelve months from  her favorite son/daughter/husband/child.  But like with the baskets, THE WINE BETTER BE GOOD!  So many of those clubs are part of a bigger business that has dozens of monthly clubs.  You don’t want to be getting wine from the same guy that’s running a “bacon of the month” club or a “yo-yo of the month” club.  Because that guy is sending out wines that you’ve never heard of, or wines that you never want to hear of again.

The thing to do, once again, is sign up with a club that knows their wines.  K&L Wine Merchants has several monthly wine clubs, as does Wine.com.  These are sources you can trust.  Use them and make mom happy.  Use one of the “of the month” websites and suffer the consequences.

3.  Etched Wine Bottle. Nothing says “I love you, my wine-loving mother” like a custom-etched wine bottle.  The folks at Etching Expressions seem to be the go-to spot to get custom etched wine bottles. They do custom lables as well, but etching is their specialty, and it looks so much cooler than labels.  They also do magnum sized bottles, etched wooden wine bottle boxes and even whiskey bottles.   You can choose from their list of wines or request yours (or your mother’s) favorite wine.  NOTE:  The turnaround time is two weeks, so let mom know that her gift is ‘on it’s way’ and give her a card and flowers in the mean time, in order to keep the peace.

4.  The folks at SayItWithSterling.com think that your best bet is a Mother’s Day Wine Stopper.  The site says:  “Suprise your mom for Mothers Day with this unique fun Wine stopper hancrafted with Swarkovski Crystals and a #1 Mom Charm. Accents any bottle of wine, spirits or vinegar”.

5.  Finally, FunWineGifts.com has a set of Mother’s Day Wine Charms.  “This set of six beverage charms includes a wine glass, flowers, shopping bag, Mom charm, and two parts of a heart with “Best” and Friends” on them. A lovely Mother’s Day gift, birthday gift, or any occasion gift for your mom, or someone you love who is a mom. A lovely baby shower gift or new mom gift.”  You get to choose a gold or silver finish.